Metro Birmingham forecast: Rain chance good for next 3 days

It was 56 degrees at 6 a.m. in Birmingham and central Alabama faces a mild, but probably wet weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

In the forecast, today should be cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain, climbing to 80 percent tonight through Saturday before dropping to about 20 percent Saturday night through Sunday's daylight hours. Highs during the period should fall in the mid to upper 60s with lows 10 to 15 degrees cooler.

Sunday night could see a return of rain with the chance set at 70 percent and a possibility of thunderstorms. Monday will have a small chance of rain and possibly some sunshine with a high in the mid 60s.